| When it comes to dental related career choices in | | | | you can choose to work as a researcher who helps |
| New York State, one place to start is as a dental | | | | to find new solutions and design new dental |
| laboratory technician. Getting a start in this field will | | | | appliances. |
| give you choices. | | | | 3. Teaching - The high demand for qualified people in |
| With the high demand for dental techs in NY, you will | | | | this field has led to an increase in enrollment in |
| be able to choose where you work, and you can | | | | learning programs. An experience dental tech can find |
| expect a higher starting salary than you could in | | | | work in a teaching role. |
| other states. | | | | Another popular choice in New York is to use a |
| As you may already know, a dental tech is | | | | dental technology degree as a stepping stone to a |
| responsible for the manufacturing of dental implants | | | | more advanced dental career. |
| such as dentures, tooth veneers, retainers, and other | | | | Using Your Career As a Stepping Stone |
| dental appliances. In New York, however, you will find | | | | With a degree in dental technology, and experience in |
| many more choices in career paths with an | | | | a dental field, many people are using their career as a |
| associate's degree in dental technology. | | | | stepping stone to become dental hygienists, dentists, |
| The New York Dental Tech - Work Choices | | | | or orthodontists. Their experience working in a dental |
| The biggest advantage to working in New York as a | | | | related field allows them to take a fast track to one |
| dental laboratory technician is the salary you can | | | | of these higher paying careers. In many cases you |
| expect. Across the country, the median annual salary | | | | can work full time, and continue your education on a |
| in this field is $32,600. In New York the average | | | | part time basis. |
| wage jumps to $38,810. You will also find there are | | | | How Do I Become a Dental Tech? |
| many opportunities for top salaries (over $60,000) | | | | To get started as a dental tech, you will require |
| with the choices in work as a NY dental tech. | | | | some training. Through traditional programs in New |
| Unlike other states across the country, in New York | | | | York State, such as the one administered by the |
| you will have a broader range of work choices. The | | | | New York City College of Technology, you can have |
| NY Dental Tech can find work in the traditional | | | | an associate's degree in dental laboratory technology |
| manufacturing role, or as one of the following: | | | | in one year. There are also many private schools that |
| 1. Sales - With this growing field there is a need for | | | | offer fast track programs, and can have you working |
| qualified sales people to work for the dental | | | | in as little as six months. |
| laboratories in NY. If you have selling skills, a job as a | | | | If you've been considering a dental related career, |
| salesman can earn you far above the average salary | | | | and you live in the New York area, there has never |
| for a dental tech. | | | | been a better time to get started. The high demand |
| 2. Research and Development - New York State also | | | | for all dentistry related degrees makes the dental |
| houses some of the finest research facilities for | | | | laboratory technician an excellent career path in this |
| dental technology. As a dental laboratory technician | | | | area. |